U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz told congregants of his home church Thursday that the city of Houston abused power by subpoenaing sermons from pastors who publicly opposed a local ordinance banning discrimination against gay and transgender residents.

The anti-LGBT and ultra conservative Linda Harvey of Mission America, condemned the transgender rights movement during her radio program, specifically targeting actress and trans advocate Laverne Cox who appeared on the cover of Time magazine last month.

After weighing in on the ongoing "tranny" debate earlier this year, a video surfaced this week showing transgender star and former "RuPual’s Drag Race" contestant using the controversial word in an interview.